Andrew Wallace

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Andrew Wallace
MP
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Wallace in the Speaker's chair
31st Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office
23 November 2021 (2021-11-23) –11 April 2022 (2022-04-11)		PositionVotes %±%Result
2016 Fisher Liberal National Party40,42448.26Increase2.svg  3.79First49,473 59.06 Decrease2.svg  0.69 Elected
2019 49,567 50.04 Increase2.svg  1.83 First 62,100 62.70 Increase2.svg   3.55 Elected
2022 48,013 44.25 Decrease2.svg  5.79 First 63,656 58.67 Decrease2.svg  4.03 Elected
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Personal life

Wallace and his wife Leonie live in Wurtulla, Queensland. [7] Practising Catholics, the couple have four adult daughters. [16] His youngest daughter lives with a disability, having been born with a segment missing from her chromosome 16, making him a passionate advocate for disability support. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mr Andrew Wallace MP". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Beech, Alexandra (4 May 2017). "Keeping the faith: Andrew Wallace on the priesthood, carpentry and same-sex marriage". ABC News. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Alex, ABC News; Beech, ra (21 April 2017). "Backbench MP Andrew Wallace is a father, former carpenter and former barrister". ABC News. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Fisher - Australia Votes". Election 2016. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Wallace becomes new Speaker, taking on the 'difficult task' of replacing well-respected MP Tony Smith". ABC News. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Qld MP Wallace elected House Speaker". The West Australian. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Coast MP appointed to United Nations role". Sunshine Coast News. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Massola, James. "How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Massola, James. "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. ↑ Commonwealth Parliament, Canberra (22 May 2023). "Hansard Display". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Fishing for change: Operators meet with politicians to discuss MPA impact Tuna Australia". Tuna Australia. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  12. ↑ Miranda, Charles (27 September 2023). "Defence urged to review Chinese mining companies' access to Woomera military testing site". The Advertiser.
  13. ↑ "Federal Government affirms support for age-verification measure". FamilyVoice Australia. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Action needed to stem 'tide of abuse and family violence driven by pornogaphy'". The Sunshine Valley Gazette. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "New Speaker Andrew Wallace". Rowan Ramsey MP. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  16. 1 2 Borys, Stephanie (5 December 2017). "Same-sex marriage: Liberal MP Andrew Wallace 'shocked' by daughter's gay relationship". ABC News. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  17. ↑ Jacques, Owen (17 February 2021). "Online gambling lobby says 'no problem' with punting on credit as MP calls for crackdown". ABC News. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  18. ↑ Killoran, Matthew (31 March 2022). "Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses Australian Parliament". The Courier Mail.
  19. 1 2 3 Furler, Mark (29 January 2024). "Andrew Wallace condemns civilians involved in Hamas attacks on Israel". The Courier Mail .
  20. ↑ "Member Nations". Israel Allies Foundation. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  21. ↑ Wallace, Andrew (20 December 2023). "Opinion: Important to back Israel all the way after Hamas horrors". The Courier Mail.
  22. ↑ Australian Electoral Commission (2016). "House of Representatives division information". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  23. ↑ Australian Electoral Commission (2019). "House of Representatives division information". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  24. ↑ Australian Electoral Commission (2022). "House of Representatives division information". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Member for Fisher
2016–present		Incumbent
Preceded by Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
2021–2022		Succeeded by
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